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'State of Wisconsin, have invented certain UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDVARD J. BRANDT, OF VATERTOWTN, VISCONSIN.

COIN-DELIVERY MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,174, dated June 24,1902.

Application filed August 28, 1901. Serial No. 73,577. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and new anduseful Improvements in Coin-De livery Machines; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its obj ect to improve the detail of coin-deliverymachines similar in species to what is disclosed in my United StatesPatent No. 658,828, October 2, 1900, said invention consisting in whatis hereinafter particularly set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure l of the drawings represents a vertical longitudinal section ofmy improved coin-delivery machine; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional viewof thesame, indicated by lines 2 2 in the third figure; Fig. 3, a planview of the machine in horizontal section at diiferent elevations, partsbeing broken 5 Fig. fi, a side elevation of a portion of said machine;Fig. 5, a detail sectional view of what is shown in the fourth ligure;and Fig. 6, aplan view of another portion of the aforesaid machine.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates the rectangularcast-metal base-plate that constitutes part of the machine-casing, thisplate being mounted on legs A and provided with a transversecross-kerfed socketrib b, as well as a transverse cross-kerfed andlongitudinally-channeled rib d, that forms a seat for a fulcrum-rod e,extending through levers B, impinging spiral springs c in the sockets ofthe former rib, said lever being arranged in the cross kerfs of bothribs. Made fast on plate A, forward of said ribs thereon, lare endstilts of a plate C, having front vertical recesses at intervalsthereof. Each plate-recess is engaged by a pusher D, having a lower,yeye, through which extends the forward end of a lever B, and aleafspring E in connection with the lever bears against the pusher in arecess of same. The upper edge of plate O is notched atintervals7 andeach notch is intercepted by a guide-recess for a pusher. The notchesare of variable dimensions in proportion to the dia1ne ters ofarbitrarily-selected coins, and each notch is beveled to present a thinrear edge.

Each plate-notch is the outlet of a rearwardlyinclined chute H, thebottom of which is below said notch, and said plate serves as atemporary stop for coin arranged in the chute forward of an automaticfollower I, such as is common in that species of machine to which myimprovements relate.

Mounted in the machine-casing are rockers N, that tilt against laterallugs B of the levers aforesaid. Plates O set edgewise in the machinehave feet that bear on the rockers, and spring-controlled push-Shanks ofthe plates are provided with upper index-buttons corresponding tovarious fractional divisions of an arbitrarily-selected unit ofcurrency.

The construction, relative arrangement, and operation of parts thus farspecified is similar to what is disclosed in the patent above noted, thenovel features of the machine being hereinafter described.

A frame-bar J of the machine is arranged over the rear portions oflevers B to limit upvward movement of same, and in pivotal con-i nectionwith a yoke f, fast to each of said levers back of said bar, is anupwardly-extended taper-shank pawl K, guided in a notch of a horizontalplate L, fast at its ends to stand ards of the machine-frame. Each pawlis opposed by a leaf-spring h, fast to the adjacent lever-yoke, and atriangular lug t' extends for ward from said pawl above guide-plate L,aforesaid, this lug being normally in mesh with ratchet-wheelj, rigidwith a units-disk Q of an automatic register mechanism. A

pallet 7e of the disk acts on a ratchet-wheel j' of a tens-disk Q' ofthe register mechanism, and a pallet 7n of the latter disk acts on aratchet-wheel j" of a hundredths-disk Q of said mechanism, theperipheral spaces of all the disks being marked with characters of theArabic notation. The units, tens, and hundredths disks are in echelon,loose on parallel arbors R It' R", having their bearings in themachine-frame, and said disks engage slots in a horizontal plate S ofsaid frame under glass constituting part of the top of the 1nachine-casing, said plate being provided with spring clicks m, thatengage peripheral notches of the tens and hundredths disks. Each seriesof disks engage recesses in a bar IOO S of the machine-frame, theslotted plate S and the bars serving to prevent play of said diskslongitudinally of their arbors.

Each of the aforesaid arbors is provided with a row of cogs n, that arenormally clear of lateral teeth p of the ratchet-wheels rigid with thecounting-disks of the register mechanism. Each arbor is also providedwith a pin q, that normally engages a notch in the machine-frame to holdsaid arbor against rotary movement, the adjacent end of the arbor beinglongitudinally kerfed and inline with an aperture r in themachine-casing. A crosshead bolt s of a lock V is normally shot betweenthe kerfed ends ofthe aforesaid arbors and the casing-apertures in linetherewith, and the other ends of the arbors are opposed by leaf-springst, made fast to the machineframe. By retracting the bolt of the lock andusing a tool similar to an ordinary screwdriver through an aforesaidcasing-aperture an arbor alined with said aperture can be pushed againstresistance of the opposing spring i to have its pin clear thecorresponding notch. This being done, all the cogs lz of the arbor willbe in position to operate against the lateral teeth p of ratchet-wheelsrigid with the counting-disks loose on said arbor, and by one full turnof this arbor all of the disks thereon are simultaneously adjusted toexpose the peripheral character O of each.

Vertically-sliding spring-controlled detents u, guided in apertures of aframe-bar fr of the machine,engage the ratchet-wheels rigid with theunits-disk of the register mechanism to prevent back-throw of said disksoperated upon by the pawls K aforesaid, and the bar S', corresponding tosaid units-disk Q, is provided with pins w,engaging longitudinal slotsof a slide-plate W, having ears ai, that are brought into engagementwith said ratchetwheels by movement of said plate to prevent theaforesaid disks from overrunning.

In pivotal connection with plate W is the upperend of aleverX,fulcrumedon a bracket Y, dependin-g from guide-plate L central of the same, thelower end of the lever being provided with a cam-groove? engaged by anarm Z of a rocker Z, having the cranked ends thereof in bearings on themachine-base and opposed by leaf-springs z, the strength of thesesprings being sufficient to support said rocker in normal position underthe levers l5 aforesaid. Operation of any one of levers B causes thepawl K therewith to engage an opposing ratchet-wheelj, this wheel andcounting-disk Q therewith being moved one space. .Downward movement ofthe pawl brings its lug c' into moving contact with guide-plate L, andthus said pawl is tilted against resistance of its spring h to clear theratchet-wheel with which it has been engaged. The pawlactuating leveracts on rocker Z to cause a shift of slide-plate lV, whereby the ears 'yof this plate are brought in position to prevent overrunning of any ofthe adjacent disks.

*recava Simultaneous with the operations aforesaid J[he pusher D, inconnection with the tilted lever, operates against a coin in its path todislodge said coin from the adjacent chute to finally escape from themachine.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that the delivery ofeach coin is tallied bythe registeringmechanism above specified, and atany time the amount of fractional currency paid from the machine can bereadily determined.

The coin-delivery chute F of the machine is preferably made with anupper inclined flange D', hinged to plate C, and a spiral spring Misarranged between the back of the chute and a stud c on the machine-baseto normally hold the flange of said chute against the lower edge of aninclined plate g, arranged transversely of the machine. Back of plate gis a baffle-plate g' transversely of the machine. The delivery-chute Fbeing in normal position, coins dislodged from chutes Il strikebaflie-plate g', and being thereby deiiected automatically arrangethemselves under the same on the inclined flange b of saiddelivery-chute. Hence opportunity is alforded for auditing payments fromthe machine without handling the coin. The bailleplate being' set in theline of vision under the transparent front cover portion G of themachine it does not obstruct the vision, and the sum expressed by a coinor combination of coin temporarily at rest under said plate can be readwithout adding the same, as a word is read without spelling.Delivery-chute F is swung back against resistance of its spring M topermit escape of coin from the machine, and the spout end F of saidchute may be made with especial reference to discharging the coin intoan envelop.

Having thus described myinvention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The coin-pusher levers, pawls in connection with said levers,register mechanisms having units-disk ratchet-wheels thereof ar-l rangedto be actuated by the pawls, and a bar arranged over said levers tolimit upward movement of same.

2. The coin-pusher levers, pawls in connection with said levers,register mechanisms having units-disk ratchet-wheels thereof arranged tobe actuated by the pawls, and detents engageable with saidratchet-wheels, pawl-lugs normally engaging the ratchetwheels, and meanswhereby there is disengagement of a pawl-lug from a ratchet-wheel when acorresponding lever is actuated in one direction of its movement.

3. The coin -pusher levers, taper-shank spring-controlled pawls inconnection with said levers and provided with triangular lugs, a notchedplate engaged by the pawl-shanks and arranged in the paths of theirlugs, and registerl mechanisms having units-disk ratchet-wheels thereofarranged. to be actuated by the pawls.

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4. The coin-pusher levers, pawls in connection with said levers,registering mechanisms having units-disks ratchet-wheels thereofarranged to be actuated by the pawls, an apertured bar, and springcontrolled ratchetwheel detents guided in the bar-apertures.

5. The coin-pusher levers, pawls in connection with said levers,register mechanisms having units-disks ratchet-wheels thereof arrangedto be actuated by the pawls, a slideplate provided with ears, and meansfor automatic shift of the plate to bring its ears in and out ofengagement with said ratchet-wheels coincident with the movements of anyone of the aforesaid levers.

6. The coin-pusher levers,pawls in connection with said levers,[register mechanisms having units-disks ratchet-Wheels thereof arrangedto be actuated by the pawls, a slideplate provided with ears arranged tobe brought into engagement with said ratchetwheels, a cam-lever inconnection With the slide-plate, a rocker arranged to be actuated by anyone of the aforesaid coin-pusher levers against spring-resistance, andan arm in connection with the rocker engaging the cam portion of theslide-plate lever.

7. The coin-pusher levers, pawls in connection with said levers, aguide-plate for the pawls, register mechanisms having units-diskratchetwvheels thereof arranged to be actuated by the pawls and providedwith ears arranged to be brought into engagement with saidratchet-wheels, a bracket suspended from the guide-plate, a cam-leverfulcrumed on the bracket and connected'to the slideplate, a rockerarranged to be actuated by any one of the aforesaid coinfpusher leversagainst spring-resistance, and an arm in connection with the rockerengaging the cam portion of the slide-plate lever.

8. The parallel arbors longitudinally ad-1 justable in bearings andprovided with pins normally engaging machine-frame notches springsopposing ends of the arbors farthest from the pins, a lock having across-head bolt normally shot between the other ends of said arbors andcasingapertures through which to insert an arbor adjusting and turningtool, counting-disks of register mechanisms loose on the aforesaidarbors but held against play longitudinally of the same, and cogs alinedon each arbor to be brought in opposition to v laterally-projectingteeth in connection with the corresponding series of disks.

9. The parallel arbors, counting-disks of register mechanisms loose onthe arbors, a plate having slots engaged by the disks of each registermechanism, and bars having recesses engaged by said disks below theplate.

In testimony that I claim the 'foregoing have hereunto set my hand, atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, in thepresence of two witnesses.

EDVARD J. BRANDT.

Witnesses;

THEKLA BRANDT, WM. C. DUNCAN.

